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<blockquote data-quote="viviennem" data-source="post: 196044" data-attributes="member: 31282"><p>Ka-mon,</p><p></p><p>Atkins allows 20g of carb in the first, induction phase, which he suggests you follow for 2 weeks. I stayed on it for 18 months, under medical supervision, with no ill effects whatsoever, good bg and BP levels and an excellent lipid profile. My reasons for lapsing were to do with me, not the diet.</p><p></p><p>After Induction you increase your carb intake by 5g weekly, until you find the point at which you start putting weight on again. This varies for each individual - in my case it's at about 70g of carb. Some people can go much higher, and why shouldn't they, even people with diabetes, if their bg levels are under control?</p><p></p><p>The 'New Diabetes Revolution' revision of his diet was published to make the diet easier to do - ie, by giving a list of foods to eat in Induction, and then lists of foods by weight/carbs to add in as you go through the next phases. The original 1970s book was very difficult - I tried it in my 20s and couldn't do it.</p><p></p><p>The diet itself involves eating a good variety of natural, unprocessed food, organic if possible but not essential. It avoids high-carb foods in the fruit and veg category, but does include plenty of lower-carb vegetables and fruit, particularly in the later stages.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As far as I am aware (and as you say, the debate could go on forever - who knows the exact truth?) he lived for a number of days after the fall, but never recovered consciousness. Did a heart attack cause the fall, or was it the icy pavement? Or did the shock of the fall cause the heart attack? I wasn't there, I don't know. Anyone can die of a heart attack, even when on life support - myocardial infarction is a frequent 'cause of death' on a death certificate, even for people with no history of heart disease and excellent lipid levels. I had a vegetarian acquaintance who never ate saturated fat (as far as I know - certainly no animal products) who died of a heart attack at the age of 38. Female. Not all heart attacks are caused by dietary fat.</p><p></p><p>The problem around Atkins death is that all his supporters will try to put a good 'spin' on it, while all the antis and vested interests - and there are many - will try to blame it on the diet. It's not impossible to fake a death certificate, particularly digitally!</p><p></p><p>I may very well die of a heart attack. Many people with 'good' levels of cholesterol die of heart attacks. But I shan't blame it on my diet. And I give everyone full permission to write "I told you so" on my tombstone - but you'll have to pay for the stone! :lol: </p><p></p><p>Viv 8) </p><p></p><p>PS did you know that lard (good old pig fat!) contains 45% monounsaturated fat; 39% saturated; and 16% polyunsaturated fat. 35% of the saturated fat is stearic acid, which metabolises to oleic acid, which increase HDL without affecting LDL levels. Source: USA National Nutritional Database. Sorry I can't give you the exact link.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="viviennem, post: 196044, member: 31282"] Ka-mon, Atkins allows 20g of carb in the first, induction phase, which he suggests you follow for 2 weeks. I stayed on it for 18 months, under medical supervision, with no ill effects whatsoever, good bg and BP levels and an excellent lipid profile. My reasons for lapsing were to do with me, not the diet. After Induction you increase your carb intake by 5g weekly, until you find the point at which you start putting weight on again. This varies for each individual - in my case it's at about 70g of carb. Some people can go much higher, and why shouldn't they, even people with diabetes, if their bg levels are under control? The 'New Diabetes Revolution' revision of his diet was published to make the diet easier to do - ie, by giving a list of foods to eat in Induction, and then lists of foods by weight/carbs to add in as you go through the next phases. The original 1970s book was very difficult - I tried it in my 20s and couldn't do it. The diet itself involves eating a good variety of natural, unprocessed food, organic if possible but not essential. It avoids high-carb foods in the fruit and veg category, but does include plenty of lower-carb vegetables and fruit, particularly in the later stages. As far as I am aware (and as you say, the debate could go on forever - who knows the exact truth?) he lived for a number of days after the fall, but never recovered consciousness. Did a heart attack cause the fall, or was it the icy pavement? Or did the shock of the fall cause the heart attack? I wasn't there, I don't know. Anyone can die of a heart attack, even when on life support - myocardial infarction is a frequent 'cause of death' on a death certificate, even for people with no history of heart disease and excellent lipid levels. I had a vegetarian acquaintance who never ate saturated fat (as far as I know - certainly no animal products) who died of a heart attack at the age of 38. Female. Not all heart attacks are caused by dietary fat. The problem around Atkins death is that all his supporters will try to put a good 'spin' on it, while all the antis and vested interests - and there are many - will try to blame it on the diet. It's not impossible to fake a death certificate, particularly digitally! I may very well die of a heart attack. Many people with 'good' levels of cholesterol die of heart attacks. But I shan't blame it on my diet. And I give everyone full permission to write "I told you so" on my tombstone - but you'll have to pay for the stone! :lol: Viv 8) PS did you know that lard (good old pig fat!) contains 45% monounsaturated fat; 39% saturated; and 16% polyunsaturated fat. 35% of the saturated fat is stearic acid, which metabolises to oleic acid, which increase HDL without affecting LDL levels. Source: USA National Nutritional Database. Sorry I can't give you the exact link. [/QUOTE]
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